The Body Project: Comparing the Effectiveness of an In-person and Virtually Delivered Intervention.

NCT05794763 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 64138
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 69
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

This present study will compare the efficacy of in-person versus virtually-delivered Body Project groups. It will also evaluate whether this body acceptance class produces greater reductions in eating disorder risk factor symptoms (pursuit of the thin ideal, body dissatisfaction, dieting, dietary restraint, negative affect, eating disorder symptoms, and the future onset of eating disorders over a 3-month follow-up in this population. It will also evaluate the effectiveness of this body acceptance class's ability to impact social appearance anxiety, body compassion, and self-stigma surrounding attaining help.

Conditions

Eating Disorders

Keywords

Prevention; Peer Leader; Feeding and Eating Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change Over Time in Body Dissatisfaction

  Ten items from the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale assessed satisfaction with body parts with a response scale ranging from 1 = extremely dissatisfied to 6 = extremely satisfied. The mean score across the items is reported. Overall scores can range from 1 to 6 and a higher score indicate a greater level of body satisfaction.

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention (after completion of 4 weeks of group session once a week)

• Change Over Time in Thin Ideal Internalization

  The eight-item Ideal-Body Stereotype Scale-Revised will assess endorsement of the thin beauty ideal using a response scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. The mean score across the items is reported. Overall scores can range from 1 to 5 and a higher score indicates a greater level of thin ideal internalization.

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention (after completion of 4 weeks of group session once a week)

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Change Over Time in Negative Affect

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention (after completion of 4 weeks of group session once a week)

• Change Over Time in Dieting

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention (after completion of 4 weeks of group session once a week)

• Body Comparison Orientation

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention (after completion of 4 weeks of group session once a week)

• Change Over Time in Social Appearance Anxiety

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention.

• Change Over Time in Body Compassion

  Pre intervention obtained on intake, and immediately post intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Body Project: In Person Delivery

EXPERIMENTAL

In the in-person peer-led group intervention, participants voluntarily engage in verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they critique and discuss the costs of pursuing the thin-ideal ideal. The intervention is 4 sessions long (1-hr each) and is administered by trained peer facilitators who use an intervention script. Participants will be asked to complete weekly home exercises throughout the course of the intervention.

Behavioral: Peer Led Group Intervention

Body Project: Virtual Delivery

EXPERIMENTAL

In the virtual peer-led group intervention held over Zoom, participants voluntarily engage in verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they critique and discuss the costs of pursuing the thin-ideal ideal. The intervention is 4 sessions long (1-hr each) and is administered by trained peer facilitators who use an intervention script. Participants will be asked to complete weekly home exercises throughout the course of the intervention.

Behavioral: Peer Led Group Intervention

Interventions

Peer Led Group Intervention BEHAVIORAL

A four-week dissonance-based program where individuals with body image concerns complete verbal, written, and behavioral activities. The program consists of four 60-minute sessions

Also known as: Body Project

Body Project: In Person Delivery; Body Project: Virtual Delivery

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: All gender identities besides cisgender and transgender men were eligible.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• Cisgender and transgender men were excluded due to the fact that The Body Project is typically administered with groups of all cisgender women.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94306, United States

Location

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Saint Marys City, Maryland, 20686, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Eric Stice
• Organization: Stanford University

estice@stanford.edu

6507237885

Study Officials

• Eric Stice, PhD

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The outcomes assessor at the 3-month follow-up is blind to participant randomization.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 20, 2023
• First Posted: April 3, 2023
• Study Start: March 31, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 5, 2024
• Study Completion: March 5, 2024
• Last Updated: December 16, 2024
• Results First Posted: December 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)